First Assignment Fall 2018
Legislation and the Regulatory State
LAW 515 Section 1
Alan C. Weinstein
Assignment details
Casebook: Lisa Schultz Bressman, Edward L. Rubin & Kevin M. Stack, The Regulatory State, 2d ed. (Wolters Kluwer 2013).
Dates Topics and Assignments
8/21 & 8/23 Preface: xxi-xxiv.
Chapter 2 - The Common Law as a Regulatory Regime
The Limitations of Tort and Common Law: 81-97
Justifications for Regulation: 98-115
Social Justifications for Regulation: 115-123
8/28 & 8/30 Chapter 3 - Legislation
The Legislative Process: 125-136
Auto Safety Legislation: 137-142
The 1966 Motor Vehicle Safety Act: 142-158
The Senate Report: 159-166